Western Mongo Shield from The Democratic Republic of Congo on Bronze Stand

Description

A Western Mongo tribal shield (Democratic Republic of the Congo.) Carved hardwood with white pigment decoration. Now mounted on a patinated bronze stand.

A similar example can be seen – Benitez-Johannot, Purissima and Jean Paul Barbier, Shields: Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Prestel, 2000, fig. 21 (BMG 1026-324)